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Durham planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Durham County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Durham website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
26,498Searchable applications
1,125Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 20,776 approved or refused records
1,020Refused applications

19,756 approved · 1,020 refused · 1,280 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 2010 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas92 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided3/2012/0147

    Listed building consent for alterations to health club and health club reception

    Manor House Hotel Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW

    Received 4 Apr 2012
  2. Decided3/2012/0146

    Erection of single storey extension to northern elevation

    Cockton Hill Infant School McIntyre Terrace Bishop Auickland County Durham DL14 6HW

    Received 29 Mar 2012
  3. Decided3/2012/0145

    Demolition of existing rear outbuilding and erection of a detached pitched roof granny flat (resubmission)

    9 Plantation Terrace Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8AD

    Received 3 Apr 2012
  4. Decided3/2012/0055

    Single storey extension to south east elevation, erection of a detached garage/workshop in garden and installation of dormer window to north west elevation (resubmission)

    10 Gladstone Terrace Sunniside Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4LS

    Received 9 Feb 2012
  5. Decided3/2012/0054

    Change of use from 2 no. Holiday cottages to 1 no. Residential dwelling

    Hole In The Wall Farm Church Hill Crook County Durham DL15 9AQ

    Received 9 Feb 2012
  6. Decided3/2012/0053

    The installation of a radio base station comprising a 14M monopole supporting 3 no. 2G antennas in an open-head frame to a maximum height of 17.5M, 1 no. Transmission dish at 13.7M above ground level and 1 no. Equipment cabinet, 1 no. M cabinet and ancill

    Land At Macdonald Industrial Estate Off New Road Crook County Durham DL15 8LU

    Received 7 Feb 2012
  7. Decided3/2011/0427

    Conservation area consent for demolition of existing garage and flat roof extension (adjacent to 3 high street)

    3 High Street Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0AX

    Received 10 Oct 2011
  8. Decided3/2011/0426

    Amendment to ramp access and car park area

    Witton Park Methodist Chapel Low Queen Street Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DY

    Received 19 Oct 2011
  9. Decided3/2011/0425

    Erection of single storey pitched roof extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling to form a bedroom and bath room

    16 Simpson Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JP

    Received 19 Oct 2011
  10. Decided3/2011/0424

    Extend time limit for application 3/2008/0713 - proposed dwelling

    Land South East Of 30 Myrtle Grove Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9RH

    Received 18 Oct 2011
  11. Decided3/2011/0423

    Erection of micro-wind generator on 20M mast

    Hepple Hill Farm Hepple Hill Edmundbyers Consett County Durham DH8 9NR

    Received 18 Oct 2011
  12. Decided3/2011/0422

    Conversion of existing loft space involving raising the height of the existing roof and insertion of dormer windows to front and rear

    8 High Road Middlestone Village Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8AE

    Received 18 Oct 2011
  13. Decided3/2011/0421

    Change of use of 2 craddock street from residential dwelling to general use area/ storage for gibsons funeral services. Demolition of existing garage to create more efficient access/ security arrangements. Creation of car port

    2 Craddock Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HA

    Received 18 Oct 2011
  14. Decided3/2011/0420

    Removal of existing timber entrance canopy and erection of new entrance porch

    1 Longhorn Ends Cowshill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1JG

    Received 18 Oct 2011
  15. Decided3/2011/0419

    Residential caravan

    Stanley Garden Centre Wooley Terrace Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9AN

    Received 17 Oct 2011
  16. Decided3/2011/0417

    Single storey side extension to existing public house (resubmission)

    The Brown Horse Hotel High Stoop Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4HJ

    Received 12 Oct 2011
  17. Decided3/2011/0416

    Conversion of garage into living accommodation and insertion of window. Removal of ground floor pitched roof and creation of rear balcony

    5 South View Fir Tree Crook County Durham DL15 8BW

    Received 11 Oct 2011
  18. Decided3/2011/0402

    Refurbishment of existing dwelling including a first floor extension to the rear

    Lindenhurst Plantation Terrace Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8AD

    Received 29 Sept 2011
  19. Decided3/2011/0401

    Replacement of 3 no. Window openings with doorways to side elevation, installation of new kitchen extractor, installation of new flue fan to existing chimney, installation of air conditioning condensers on existing flat roof, formation of new external bi

    3-4 Church Street Crook County Durham DL15 9BG

    Received 29 Sept 2011
  20. Decided3/2011/0400

    Replacement of 3 no. Window openings with doorways to side elevation, installation of new kitchen extractor, installation of new flue fan to existing chimney, installation of air conditioning condensers on existing flat roof, formation of new external bi

    3-4 Church Street Crook County Durham DL15 9BG

    Received 29 Sept 2011
  21. Decided3/2011/0399

    Extension of time of outline planning permisson reference no. 3/2008/0376

    Land Rear Of High Hope Street Crook County Durham

    Received 28 Sept 2011
  22. Decided3/2011/0398

    Installation of softwood timber deck and pergola to cover existing raised area of garden (retrospective)

    5 Dene Hill Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2RS

    Received 27 Sept 2011
  23. Decided3/2011/0397

    Retention and repair works

    The Barn South West Of Slack House Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham

    Received 26 Sept 2011
  24. Decided3/2011/0396

    Divide existing delivery yard with 2.4M high fence and vehicle barrier (resubmission)

    Royal Mail Sorting Office Bob Hardisty Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EJ

    Received 26 Sept 2011

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Durham County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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